Peter Arnott
@peterarnott.bsky.social
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Peter Arnott
@peterarnott.bsky.social
· Jan 28
FACE
www.eigenproductions.co.uk
Links to filmed extracts of two plays of mine. Fine performances and direction, neither of which had anything to do with me.
www.eigenproductions.co.uk/face/#film
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www.eigenproductions.co.uk/face/#film
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. MENCKEN
H.L. MENCKEN
We actually elected the single stupidest American to be president.
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. MENCKEN
H.L. MENCKEN
Tell Trump the BBC looks forward to his cross-examnation under oath as to the events of 6th January 2021.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tim Davie tells BBC staff ‘we have to fight for our journalism’ as Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Outgoing director general says freedom of press under pressure and that he sees ‘weaponisation’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tell Trump the BBC looks forward to his cross-examnation under oath as to the events of 6th January 2021.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
There's one book already there...
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
There's one book already there...
This is why this matters to Trump. And why it will be a tragedy when the BBC kowtow.
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This is why this matters to Trump. And why it will be a tragedy when the BBC kowtow.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
Yeah...but watch them fold like wet broccoli anyway...
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yeah...but watch them fold like wet broccoli anyway...
The first item on the first agenda of any left wing party is the split.
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations
Corbyn and Sultana clash comes after months of fighting between the pair both jostling to be leader of populist left
The feud between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana over the future of a left wing party took another twist as the two camps argued publicly over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations.
Sultana on Monday offered to transfer £600,000 from a company which the party’s founders set up earlier this year, only to be rebuffed by allies of Corbyn who accused her of playing “political games” with supporters’ money. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The first item on the first agenda of any left wing party is the split.
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“There is no such thing as too much flattery for Trump, no level of praise that he thinks is a bit much. In short, he wants the news to be like The Apprentice: flashy, brash, and with a heroic vision of himself always at its centre.” inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
Win or lose, Trump's $1bn lawsuit would be a disaster for the BBC
Trump does not want fair and independent media. He wants cheerleaders
inews.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
“There is no such thing as too much flattery for Trump, no level of praise that he thinks is a bit much. In short, he wants the news to be like The Apprentice: flashy, brash, and with a heroic vision of himself always at its centre.” inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
It occasionaly occurs to me that one option in this defamation case might be to say "see you in court, you orange mob leader."
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Why the BBC is apologising over a Trump documentary – and what happens next
Fallout continues over BBC’s editorial standards and claims that exit of bosses is result of ‘campaign by political enemies’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It occasionaly occurs to me that one option in this defamation case might be to say "see you in court, you orange mob leader."
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
The party of business understand absolutely nothing about business. This is true from the TV businessman on down.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The party of business understand absolutely nothing about business. This is true from the TV businessman on down.
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Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
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The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Trump Pardons Giuliani And Others Allegedly Involved In Bid To Overturn 2020 Elections
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Trump won last year because people sensed a vacuum where progressive politics ought to be. That vacuum must be filled or Trump and his personal, idiosyncratic madness is only the beginning of dark days for the whole world.
Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump won last year because people sensed a vacuum where progressive politics ought to be. That vacuum must be filled or Trump and his personal, idiosyncratic madness is only the beginning of dark days for the whole world.
Appeasement over the Rhineland led to the Anchluss...und so weiter.
Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action, following a bitter row over its coverage of his administration.
Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action
The broadcaster said it would review a letter from Trump’s team and respond in due course.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Appeasement over the Rhineland led to the Anchluss...und so weiter.
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The other fact that people are ignoring is that Prescott is not some random chap plucked out of obscurity to do an 'independent' report. He's part of the campaign from the start.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The other fact that people are ignoring is that Prescott is not some random chap plucked out of obscurity to do an 'independent' report. He's part of the campaign from the start.
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I’ll add: the “dossier” here was clearly part of a concerted effort to oust the BBC’s top management. Neither the BBC nor the government response acknowledged that. It was slow, ineffective, and outdated.
“Old” media orgs need to learn the new game, or they’ll die out.
“Old” media orgs need to learn the new game, or they’ll die out.
Maybe there was an era when apologies helped. Now it’ll just pivot the story to “so you admit you got this wrong, who’s to blame and why haven’t they resigned yet?”
If someone resigns, it’ll be “why didn’t their boss resign too?”, and so on.
The game has changed. Institutions need to catch up.
If someone resigns, it’ll be “why didn’t their boss resign too?”, and so on.
The game has changed. Institutions need to catch up.
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’ll add: the “dossier” here was clearly part of a concerted effort to oust the BBC’s top management. Neither the BBC nor the government response acknowledged that. It was slow, ineffective, and outdated.
“Old” media orgs need to learn the new game, or they’ll die out.
“Old” media orgs need to learn the new game, or they’ll die out.
Giving in to Trump is the beginning, not the end.
BREAKING: Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action.
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Giving in to Trump is the beginning, not the end.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.